Even Chuck is lauding MSU. I didn't realize things were this bad on the plantation. That damn BullyBloc...
Quote from Chuck:
"Don’t look now, but with all due respect to the powers at Ole Miss now, and with respect to interim Chancellor Larry Sparks, we have been rudderless for too long, mired in controversy and turmoil, and getting outdistanced in several areas by our in-state rival.
While I am not going to toot their horn too loudly, and still believe Ole Miss has an edge being the flagship university of this state, former Spirit Editor Jeff Roberson tried mightily to warn all Rebels a few years back about the Bully Block PAC and how it would affect politics in Mississippi in years to come. He was right – we have been outflanked politically in our state on many fronts.
While we concentrated on enrolling out of state students, MSU was/is steamrolling us recruiting Mississippi kids who have Mississippi pride and will go back home to live and prosper in this state while talking up the virtues of Mississippi State.
I get emails weekly from UM alums stating how their children or grandchildren receive regular correspondence from MSU and have never heard from Ole Miss.
The growth, prosperity, cooperation and vision of the leaders of the Golden Triangle has dwarfed our home base in recent years. I can’t tell you how many people have told me how much better and more welcoming the business climate and environment is around Starkville than it is around Oxford.
One of their missions is to “out do” Ole Miss in everything and they have taken advantage of a down time in our leadership and a down time in our athletics to move ahead in certain areas. Athletics are cyclical – that is a historical fact at just about every school, but for the time being, we are behind in many athletic areas.
While we want to say LSU is our chief rival, MSU makes no bones about it – they want to beat Ole Miss, and it is that attitude that has allowed them to catch up with, and in some instances surpass, us.
My bottom line is that this is no time to be bashful. We need to get involved politically and we must do whatever we have to do to make sure a dynamic chancellor is hired, one who will lead us out of this stale period in our history and restore some positive energy to our alumni base and students.
Ole Miss has got to wake up."
Quote from Chuck:
"Don’t look now, but with all due respect to the powers at Ole Miss now, and with respect to interim Chancellor Larry Sparks, we have been rudderless for too long, mired in controversy and turmoil, and getting outdistanced in several areas by our in-state rival.
While I am not going to toot their horn too loudly, and still believe Ole Miss has an edge being the flagship university of this state, former Spirit Editor Jeff Roberson tried mightily to warn all Rebels a few years back about the Bully Block PAC and how it would affect politics in Mississippi in years to come. He was right – we have been outflanked politically in our state on many fronts.
While we concentrated on enrolling out of state students, MSU was/is steamrolling us recruiting Mississippi kids who have Mississippi pride and will go back home to live and prosper in this state while talking up the virtues of Mississippi State.
I get emails weekly from UM alums stating how their children or grandchildren receive regular correspondence from MSU and have never heard from Ole Miss.
The growth, prosperity, cooperation and vision of the leaders of the Golden Triangle has dwarfed our home base in recent years. I can’t tell you how many people have told me how much better and more welcoming the business climate and environment is around Starkville than it is around Oxford.
One of their missions is to “out do” Ole Miss in everything and they have taken advantage of a down time in our leadership and a down time in our athletics to move ahead in certain areas. Athletics are cyclical – that is a historical fact at just about every school, but for the time being, we are behind in many athletic areas.
While we want to say LSU is our chief rival, MSU makes no bones about it – they want to beat Ole Miss, and it is that attitude that has allowed them to catch up with, and in some instances surpass, us.
My bottom line is that this is no time to be bashful. We need to get involved politically and we must do whatever we have to do to make sure a dynamic chancellor is hired, one who will lead us out of this stale period in our history and restore some positive energy to our alumni base and students.
Ole Miss has got to wake up."
